United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.
Acting
Tennant's haunted Jimmy Murphy anchors every scene
Direction
Strong makes the crash inevitable, not exploitative
Production
Painstaking period recreation of 1950s Old Trafford
Director
James Strong
David Tennant
Jimmy Murphy
Jack O'Connell
Bobby Charlton
Sam Claflin
Duncan Edwards
Dougray Scott
Matt Busby
Dean Andrews
Bert Whalley
Kate Ashfield
Alma George
David Calder
Harold Hardman
Neil Dudgeon
Alan Hardaker
Melanie Hill
Cissie Charlton
Philip Hill-Pearson
Eddie Colman
Thomas Howes
Mark Jones
Ben Peel
Harry Gregg
Tim Healy
Tommy Skinner
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